environment
Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier
World
November 10, 2019
Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier
Icelandic seventh-grader Lilja Einarsdottir is on an unusual field trip with her class: they’re measuring the Solheimajokull glacier to see…
Egypt’s environmental agency files complaint due to Red Sea crude oil pollution
Environment
November 10, 2019
Egypt’s environmental agency files complaint due to Red Sea crude oil pollution
The Red Sea Regional Branch of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in Hurghada will file a legal complaint against…
Two cabriolet owners in Aswan fined LE1,000 for not using manure catchers
Life & Style
November 7, 2019
Two cabriolet owners in Aswan fined LE1,000 for not using manure catchers
Major General Ahmed Ibrahim, the governor of Aswan, issued a number of instructions aimed at street maintenance, road reconstruction, and…
Affordable electric cars to launch in Egypt during November
Egypt
November 6, 2019
Affordable electric cars to launch in Egypt during November
The electric car set to be put on the Egyptian market by the Ministry of Military Production this November will…
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
Environment
November 6, 2019
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
MANA POOLS, Zimbabwe (AP) — Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in…
‘Ghost’ fishing gear: the trash haunting ocean wildlife
World
November 6, 2019
‘Ghost’ fishing gear: the trash haunting ocean wildlife
Far out in the South Atlantic Ocean, invisible to the South African coastline, diver Pascal Van Erp surfaced with an…
Scientists foresee ‘untold suffering’, another climate record falls
World
November 6, 2019
Scientists foresee ‘untold suffering’, another climate record falls
More than 11,000 scientists warned Tuesday of “untold suffering” due to global warming, even as another team said Paris carbon-cutting…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
World
November 4, 2019
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says ‘worst is yet to come’ on oil spill
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday that “the worst is yet to come” with an oil spill that has affected…
Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
World
October 22, 2019
Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
A group of tourists sip water at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu, unaware that the green glasses in their hands…
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
World
October 15, 2019
Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study
Switzerland’s glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone — a melting rate unmatched…